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Sutton, Woods Homer in No. 6/7 Cal's Win over Long Island (CalBears.com) - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Junior Alex Sutton and senior Haley Woods each homered in No. 6/7 California's 8-1 win over Long Island, Sunday, to finish Capital Classic play.

89-year-old Long Island Man Dies In Car Crash (CBS 2 New York) - An 89-year-old Long Island man has died in a car crash in East Northport.

On Long Island, Cats and Birds Clash, and People Take Sides (New York Times) - The wind was whistling off the ocean at Jones Beach, but down in the underbrush, a colony of cats sunned themselves around a wooden hutch.

$30M Company Owned By Three Brothers Helps to Preserve Long Island's Environment (RedNova) - By Adina Genn Charles Vigliotti is proud of Long Island Compost, a $30 million company he built with his brothers, Dominic and Arnold. But he's just as pleased with the company's help in preserving Long Island's environment.

Long Island Medical Briefs: March 17, 2006 (RedNova) - By Claude Solnik Computerized patients provide needed practiceThe North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System already has a sort of robo doc in the form of surgical equipment used to perform operations.

Parris Island has long history of escapes, deaths, deserters (Island Packet) - PARRIS ISLAND -- Originally home to a Naval prison and later grounds to one of the world's most rigorous basic military training, many unwilling residents of Parris Island have concocted escape plans during its history.

Judge rejects Tankleff's years-long bid for a new trial in his parents' murder (CourtTV via Yahoo! News) - PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (Court TV) — Jurors were right 17 years ago when they convicted a Long Island teenager of killing his wealthy parents, a judge ruled Friday in a much-anticipated decision.

New Zealand Evacuates Remote Island as Volcano Erupts (Planet Ark) - WELLINGTON - A New Zealand conservation worker was missing and five others were evacuated by helicopter after a volcanic eruption on a remote Pacific island on Friday.

Long Island Students Ask Oprah To Help Push Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs (WNBC) - A group of Long Island students say they have a way to save the country $2.3 billion in electric costs, and they are asking Oprah Winfrey to help spread the word.

Crane Island showdown looms (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) - The battle over Crane Island appears headed for a showdown on March 27. County delays wetland decision Despite a packed chamber room and more than an hour of debate, Nassau County Commissioners once again put off a decision on a long-standing wetland buffer issue.